China announced today, Saturday, the conclusion of large-scale military drills that began last Thursday around the island of Taiwan. On Friday, China warned of the outbreak of war and imposed a blockade with Chinese ships and fighter jets around Taiwan on the second day of the exercises, which Beijing stated were "aimed at testing its ability to seize the island, just days after its president took the oath of office." The Chinese military began the drills on Thursday morning, encircling Taiwan with military ships and aircraft, vowing to "spill blood" against what it described as "independence forces" on the island. The exercises followed three days after Lai Ching-te assumed the presidency in Taiwan this week and delivered a speech that China condemned as a "recognition of independence."
Title: China Ends Military Exercises Around Taiwan
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